Tradition of quality

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Tradition of quality is a mid-20th-century French film movement characterized by polished, literary adaptations and studio-bound craftsmanship that later drew criticism from the French New Wave for its conventional style.

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instanceOf French film movement
film movement
associatedWith Claude Autant-Lara
Jean Delannoy
René Clément
Yves Allégret
screenwriter Jean Aurenche
screenwriter Pierre Bost
contrastedWith French New Wave realism
location shooting
low-budget experimentation
countryOfOrigin France
criticizedBy Cahiers du Cinéma critics
linked to: Cahiers du Cinéma

French New Wave
criticizedFor conventional style
lack of formal innovation
literary prestige over cinematic experimentation
overemphasis on screenwriters
emphasis literary fidelity
screenwriting craft
field cinema
genre drama films
historicalContext post-World War II French cinema
influencedBy French literary canon
theatrical traditions
language French
mainCharacteristic careful mise-en-scène
classical narrative style
emphasis on dialogue
high production budgets
literary adaptations
polished production values
script-centered approach
star-driven casting
studio-bound filmmaking
movementFocus craftsmanship over personal expression
producer- and writer-led productions
notableCritic Claude Chabrol
François Truffaut
Jacques Rivette
Jean-Luc Godard
Éric Rohmer
opposedBy auteur theory proponents
timePeriod 1940s
1950s
mid-20th century
typicalSourceMaterial classic novels
stage plays

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French cinema notableMovement Tradition of quality